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6 Leap Day Activities for Freelance Writers
What I’m reading: Satin Island by Tom McCarthy What I’m listening to: Love Test by The Growlers What a weekend! The sun was out, the weather warmed up, and I was in the garden. We had a ton of rain this past week, some freezing weather, but the ground was soft enough to get the…
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The Multilingual Writer
What I’m reading: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro What I’m listening to: Talking to the Moon by Bruno Mars You know, I had planned to leave more posts for you while I was on vacation. Really I did. But there was a rush of work right before we left– so much so that we…
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Freelance Writing Biz Fix: Creating a Virtual Workspace
What I’m listening to: Lola by The Kinks What a week. I started with two projects and a new client call. So far, I’m up to two more projects and two more new client calls — none of which are happening until after I return from vacation. I did get a bit of work done,…
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3 Freelance Writing Trends to Avoid in 2016
What I’m listening to: Sweet Jane by Lou Reed Maybe it’s the new calendar that brings out the crazy freelance writing advice I’ve seen lately. I’m not talking about the usual weird advice, such as how you must do this or you never should do that, or my all-time biggest pet peeve: “Freelance writing is…
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Freelance Marketing in 2016: Short-term and Long-term Goal Setting
What I’m listening to: Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey Here we are — the second full week of January. By now, plenty of New Year’s resolutions have been forgotten, and you’re looking at more of the same kind of business-as-usual as you had last year. As you wait for that one client who will make…
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Freelance Marketing in 2016: Know Your Market
What I’m reading: The Harvest Gypsies by John Steinbeck What I’m listening to: Rigoletto: Questa O Quella by Luciano Pavarotti It’s been a good first week back. I’m working on three projects from two clients, and I delivered a first draft yesterday. Today, more of the same. Plus it’s time for me to pick up…
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The Action Part of Your Freelance Writing Action Plan
What I’m reading: House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski What’s on the iPod: Have Love Will Travel by The Sonics What a good time to step away from the home office. There’s no work getting done right now, no clients in the office, no answers to any questions I might have (I have one —…
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Your Annual Freelance Writing Business Review
What’s on the iPod: I’m a Mess by Ed Sheeran It’s nearly Christmas — time for your annual business review. I know — you’re way too busy preparing for the holiday onslaught to think about your business. But in the waning days post-Christmas and pre-2016, there’s a good chance you’ll have a spare hour to…
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One Easy Method for Reaching Your Freelance Writing Goals
What’s on the iPod: Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen (this is my favorite version) It was great to have the Springsteen song (link above) show up on my iPod this morning. The UPenn FM station WXPN named it #1 in their list of All-time Greatest Songs. Agreed. As the holiday speeds up on us, I’m spending…
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6 Changes for 2016 That Will Improve Your Writing Career
What’s on the iPod: Hardliners by Holcombe Waller One down, three to go. Every time I get closer to calling it a year and taking time off, projects come in. I finished a draft on one yesterday, and today I’ll spend an hour or two getting myself organized for the next deadline (the 18th). I…